Push. Push it real good.
“Oh good, she’s here.”How many times have you seen someone enter the class and you’re happy? Not because you know them or you like them (duh) but because you know they’re slower or weaker than you? Because you know you can beat them? Because you know you probably won’t be last in this WOD?
Admit it. You’ve done it. Almost everyone has. (Maybe not saints. Or Rich Froning. I’m pretty much going to bet though that Fitness Lonnie has some kind of victory dance for this moment.)
“Whew. I won’t be last today.”
It’s human nature. Our ego. The need to protect our fragile little psyche.
And it’s kind of wrong. Self-limiting, at best. Mostly, just kind of sad, when you think about it.
Because what would make us better would be a class of people better than us. A bunch of folks we’re chasing. A bunch of folks we’re pretty damn scared will catch us and pass us by. That would make us run faster, lift more, do more, be more.
Not playing big in the kiddie pool. Because you’re a big tough shark if you’re the only fin in the water.
Life’s a little different when you see fins above the surface everywhere.
Don’t just be happy for the competition that you can beat. Be thrilled that someone is going to challenge you today, make you work harder, make you earn every tiny victory. Or maybe defeat you and create the smoldering embers that will keep your fire burning —  a fire that may one day erupt into some greater victory than you ever dreamed of in this small battle today.
Be grateful for your competition, for used properly, they really are the key to your success. And that’s really why you’re here in this CrossFit class anyhow, and not just dancing around in your living room.
CrossFit Lisbeth
Any time I do a WOD involving wall balls, I can’t help but think of the scene from Clueless where she says her plastic surgeon won’t let her do activities where balls fly at her nose. (“There goes your social life!”) It’s always good to be able to laugh a tiny bit on the inside when doing something completely excruciating, such as repeatedly getting smacked in the head with a wall ball.
WOD: something like 17:44
Scaled down everything except for the aforementioned wall balls, and subbed pull-ups for ring dips. At least my KB swings were unbroken!
I THINK OF THE SAME THING.
I dont get the concept of the buy in/ buy out. Can you help?
normally a buy in is something you have to do before you can get to the part of the WOD that “counts”, like a 1k row and double unders, when your score is just the # of double unders (a buy out is similair but would coime at the end). but since you have to do these as part of each round you can think of them as just another part of the workout
Hahaha I really love this post. You got me!
I suspect whoever came up with the “our warm up is your workout” slogan had recently taken a class with Mandy.
WOD: 16:30 rx…I thought I could catch up to Nick on the last minute, but as we both just sat there realized that was probably impossible, given the linear nature of spacetime.
it wasn’t that bad!!! thought about shortening it…but it was cold outside, hence the longer WARM up.
Double Unders, Wall Balls AND KB Swings – probably my 3 least favorite things… Ring Dips sound appealing which is sort of sick. Looking forward to it!
Well that wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be though I’m still not a fan of wall balls…16:20.
15:36, red band on the ring dips after about 15, everything else Rx. Ring Dips…you’re on notice!!
Also got in some good squat work before class. SQUAT MORE!!!
i realized i hadn’t done ring dips in quite a long time. i was planning to use the blue band, but someone yoinked it, so i used the red band. it definitely took the most time. i also went with single unders and a 16 kg KB. got 20 minutes even.
my first wall sit i broke in two parts at the 40 second mark, but the second wall sit i managed to go all 60 seconds somehow.